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Paris Air Show Closes Amid Global Conflict: A Defense Recap

June 26, 2025June 25, 2025 - by Jon Hemler

Despite a traditional focus on commercial aerospace, the 2025 Paris Air Show opened under defense-related controversy. Host nation France’s decision to shut down the displays of Israeli defense companies, Elbit …

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Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025, Day 3

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 - by Forecast International

  WEDNESDAY Forecast International’s latest white paper, Navigating Defense in an Age of Tariffs and Turbulence, comes at a pivotal moment for the defense sector. The reemergence of protectionist trade …

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Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025, Day 2

June 17, 2025June 18, 2025 - by Forecast International

Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Paris Air Show 2025. TUESDAY The companies building a next-generation combat fighter for France, Germany, and Spain are publicly sparring over the development …

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Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025

June 16, 2025June 17, 2025 - by Forecast International

Defense Highlights, Headlines, and Happenings from the Paris Air Show 2025. MONDAY As Europe boosts its defense spending and questions linger over U.S. commitment to NATO, the 2025 Paris Air …

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Tariffs and Retaliation: Exposing the U.S. Defense Industry’s Rare Earth Weakness

April 22, 2025May 23, 2025 - by Daniel Darling

As the Trump administration intensifies its efforts to reshape the global economic landscape through tariffs and the creation of alternative supply chains, a critical vulnerability within the U.S. defense industry …

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A crane moves the lower stern into place on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, June 22, 2017.
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Ripple Effects: Steel Tariffs and U.S. Naval Shipbuilding

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 - by David Hutchins

Since the reimposition of 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum by President Donald Trump in early 2025, the U.S. shipbuilding industry has found itself at a critical juncture. Originally …

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KNDS to Acquire Texelis Defense Business

January 29, 2025 - by Richard Pettibone

KNDS and Texelis announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin exclusive negotiations for KNDS France to acquire Texelis’ Defense business. The proposed acquisition would …

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Defense / Industry / Land Systems

Rheinmetall and Leonardo JV Receives Approval, to Focus on Italian Army Programs

January 23, 2025January 21, 2025 - by Richard Pettibone

The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has approved the formation of a joint venture between Germany’s defense systems producer Rheinmetall AG and Leonardo S.p.A., an Italian aerospace and defense company. …

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Nammo Begins Construction of New Ammunition Plant in Norway

December 5, 2024 - by Richard Pettibone

Nammo has begun construction on a new munition production facility in Raufoss. This expansion will increase the company’s production capacity for artillery ammunition and rocket engines. The project is part …

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Boeing to Sell Digital Receiver Technology to Thales

October 21, 2024October 29, 2024 - by Richard Pettibone

Boeing has announced plans to sell its Digital Receiver Technology (DRT) subsidiary to Thales Defense & Security, a division of Thales Group for an undisclosed amount. DRT produces surveillance equipment …

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